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TORONTO - Canada's performance at the London Olympics may have been bathed in a bronze hue. It may have prompted cheeky chants of "We're No. 3!" and nicknames like "Bronzilla." But the Canadian storyline was a complicated one, says Mark Tewksbury.

Canada opens the world junior hockey championship in Ufa, Russia, on Dec. 26. Here is a look at the players who make up the Canadian team: Goaltenders Malcolm Subban, Toronto — Quick and athletic, relies on speed.

CALGARY - The puck drop for Canada's first three games at the world junior hockey championship in Russia is 4:30 a.m. ET. Host city Ufa is 10 to 14 hours ahead of the Canadian players' body clocks, depending on what part of the country they're from.

SAN DIEGO - All that happy talk about Phil Mickelson becoming part owner of his hometown San Diego Padres was just that — talk. Mickelson will not be involved with the group that bought the Padres in August, his spokesman, T.R.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Beating the Charlotte Bobcats by one point isn't a true barometer of where the slow-starting Los Angeles Lakers are at the moment.

Shawn Dheensaw makes no bones about it. The Claremont Spartans senior girls head coach has one goal in mind for this basketball season. “Our expectation is to get off the Island,” Dheensaw said of qualifying for the provincial triple-A championship.

General manager — check. Field manager and coach — done and done. Team name — complete.

SAN FRANCISCO - Right-handed reliever Santiago Casilla completed a $15 million, three-year contract with the World Series champion San Francisco Giants on Tuesday. The deal includes a club/vesting option for the 2016 season.

OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane hopes he got another significant addition from the international market. The A's finalized a $6.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Winnipeg Jets defenceman Ron Hainsey is getting antsy. Not only is he anxious to get back to the bargaining table with the NHL, he really wants to be on the ice with his teammates.